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President Akufo-Addo ‘now’ Africa’s mouthpiece- Tema MCE

Accra, April 30,
GNA - Felix Mensah Nii Anang-La, the Tema Metropolitan Chief Executive, has
praised President Akufo-Addo’s sense of continental responsibility, saying
Ghana is acting in character as torchbearer for Africa again indeed.

Speaking to
Journalists in his office after a Town Hall Meeting, Annang -La, lamented the
lack of appreciation that some Ghanaians gave their President, even though
outside the borders of Ghana, the President had become iconic.

“When His Excellency
addressed the London School of Economics, Africa became international news for
more objective reason again, which we all know is a rarity. All of a sudden,
major news channels were doing bulletins about discriminatory representation of
Africans,” Annang -La said.

He said rather than
war, corruption and disease, one of Africa’s real problems, which is
discrimination by Western leaders and media became a focus, thanks to President
Akufo-Addo’s bold advocacy.

At the London School of
Economics, President Akufo-Addo pointed out to the stereotype of all Africans,
including a lumping of Africans together when even individual countries were
being reported on.

For instance, he
pointed out that when a bomb went off in Brussels, it was reported as an issue
pertinent to Brussels and not Europe, and yet when there was an outbreak of
Ebola in one African country, it was reported as an African issue.

“And this is not the
only time that President Akufo-Addo has forced the world to speak to issues
such as these concerning Africa. We remember how he confronted President
Emmanuel Macron over France’ continued stranglehold on its former colonies in
Africa.

“We also remember how
he lashed out at Donald Trump when Mr. Trump described our continent in most
unpalatable language.

“President Akufo-Addo
has become a bold mouthpiece for Africa and a contrast to the generality of his
peers who act like yes-men to leaders of the so called developed world.”

The town hall meeting
which had been held in Tema Central, was aimed at giving an opportunity to
people of the harbour city to interact with their MCE ad the MP.

Attendees had mostly
been unhappy about the state of sewer lines, the drainage system and street
lights in Tema, issues that the MCE said were being worked on by government.

Among those who graced
the occasion were; Kofi Brako, the Member of Parliament for Tema Central who
urged the people to have faith in President Akufo-Addo, pointing out that some
of the ground-breaking promises of President Akufo-Addo, including Free SHS had
been fulfilled.

“And like His
Excellency the President has said, every single promise will be fulfilled
eventually,” he said.

Mr Richard Ani,
Assembly Member for Horticulture electoral area, commended the MCE and the Tema
Central MP for taking steps to address their concerns.